Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-157 (2026)
Gaming debts not evidenced by credit instrument not enforceable; resolution of certain claims or disputes between licensee and patron associated with promotional activities
✓ current as of July 2026
- (1) Except as provided in Sections 75-76-159 through 75-76-165, inclusive, gaming debts not evidenced by a credit instrument are void and unenforceable and do not give rise to any administrative or civil cause of action.
- (2) A claim by a patron of a licensee for payment of a gaming debt not evidenced by a credit instrument, and a dispute between a licensee and a patron associated with a promotional activity as defined in Section 75-76-5(nn), shall be resolved by the executive director in accordance with Sections 75-76-159 through 75-76-165, inclusive. The resolution of such a claim or dispute by the executive director shall include any claims for alleged winnings or losses, or the award or distribution of cash, prizes, benefits, tickets or any other item of value associated with the promotional activity, or the manner in which the specific event at which the award or distribution from the promotional activity is conducted; however, the authority granted under this subsection (2) regarding a promotional activity does not provide the executive director or the commission with any additional authority, not otherwise granted by law, to regulate the promotional activity with regard to those matters pertaining exclusively to the operational or administrative aspects of the promotional activity that occur in advance of such specific event at which the award or distribution is conducted.
Laws, 1990 Ex Sess, ch. 45, § 79; Laws, 2009, ch. 384, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 431, § 9, eff. 3/24/2010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2023 · leading case: Ameristar Casino Vicksburg, Inc. v. Duckworth, 990 So. 2d 758 (Miss. 2008).
Ameristar Casino Vicksburg, Inc. v. Duckworth, 990 So. 2d 758 (Miss. 2008). “2000) (citing Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-157). Therefore, we consider whether a particular dispute between a patron and a casino springs from "a gaming debt.”
Grand Casino Tunica v. Shindler, 772 So. 2d 1036 (Miss. 2000). “Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-157. Before the enactment of the Mississippi Gaming Control Act, casino patrons like Shindler would have had no forum in which to air their grievances.”
Cook v. Mardi Gras Casino Corp., 697 So. 2d 378 (Miss. 1997). “Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-157 (2) (1972) states that "a claim by a patron of a licensee for payment of a gambling debt not evidenced by a credit instrument may be resolved by the executive director [of the Mississippi Gaming Commission] in accordance with sections 75-76-159…”
Kelly v. Int'l Games Tech., 874 So. 2d 977 (Miss. 2004). “91 to which she is entitled is a judgment against IGT; whether she should be awarded attorneys' fees, court costs and interest; and if she is awarded interest, the appropriate rate and the time from which the interest should accumulate.”
Christian Shriver v. Boyd Biloxi, LLC (Miss. Ct. App. 2019). “The Hearing Examiner also found that IP Casino had complied with applicable Mississippi law in denying the Shrivers’ attempted redemption: The Mississippi Gaming Commission retains exclusive jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-157 (2), as…”
Scherer v. MGM Resorts Int'l (S.D. Miss. 2023). “Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-157 . Neither party disputes that Plaintiff’s claims address a gaming debt covered by the statute.”
Ameristar Casino Vicksburg, Inc. v. Jimmy L. Duckworth (Miss. 2006). “Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-157 (2) (Rev. 2000) (emphasis added).”
Grand Casino Tunica v. Robert N. Shindler (Miss. 1999). “Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-157 . Before the enactment of the Mississippi Gaming Control Act, casino patrons like Shindler would have had no forum in which to air their grievances.”
Tina Louise Cook v. Mardi Gras Casino Corp (Miss. 1995). “Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-157 (2) (1972) states that "a claim by a patron of a licensee for payment of a gambling debt not evidenced by a credit instrument may be resolved by the executive director [of the Mississippi Gaming Commission] in accordance with sections 75-76-159…”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-157(1) — 1 case
Scherer v. MGM Resorts Int'l (S.D. Miss. 2023). “Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-157 . Neither party disputes that Plaintiff’s claims address a gaming debt covered by the statute.”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-157(2) — 1 case
Ameristar Casino Vicksburg, Inc. v. Duckworth, 990 So. 2d 758 (Miss. 2008). “2000) (citing Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-157). Therefore, we consider whether a particular dispute between a patron and a casino springs from "a gaming debt.”
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